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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2010, 8:27 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2010, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2010, 8:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fulton County, AR, Izard County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 30, 6:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 5:00 AM CDT, 15 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 500 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-011000- ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND- CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING- INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE- MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE- PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE- WOODRUFF-YELL- 500 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS TO ARKANSAS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH TOWARDS ARKANSAS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE STALLING ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE. LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER EXPECTED ACROSS THE STATE. IF CLOUDS ARE ABLE TO BREAK UP SOME DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AVAILABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND PERSISTENCE WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR UPDATES REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION AS THE LATEST DATA IS ANALYZED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE STALLED FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS ARKANSAS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...AS LARGE AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY...AND STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF ARKANSAS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BECOME A THREAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS STALLED FRONT. EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE NATURAL STATE. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF ARKANSAS...OR ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEWPORT TO MONTICELLO...COULD SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION ENDS. LOCALIZED RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO BECOME A CONCERN IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED. BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR SATURDAY...AS WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AS THE FRONT SLOWLY PROGRESSES EAST ACROSS THE STATE. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER SUNDAY WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF ARKANSAS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE FRONT PUSHES EAST OF ARKANSAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 62
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 4:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Yell | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Van Buren, Yell | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Stone, Van Buren | 65 min |
| Apr 30, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Grant, Pulaski, Saline | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Stone, Van Buren | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Scott, Yell | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Van Buren | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Yell | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Yell | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope and 2 more | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Stone, Van Buren | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Garland, Perry, Pope, Saline, Yell | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Polk | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Saline, Yell | 22 min |
| Apr 30, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Van Buren | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Polk | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Sharp, Stone | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Ouachita | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Saline and 1 more | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 9:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, White | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Grant, Pulaski, Saline | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Ouachita | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Pulaski, Saline and 1 more | 18 min |
| Apr 30, 10:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 10:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 11:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Ouachita, Saline | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 34 min |
| May 1, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 36 min |
| May 1, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 25 min |
| May 1, 12:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 3 hr |
| May 1, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 43 min |
| May 1, 1:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 1:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring | 3 hr |
| May 1, 1:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 24 min |
| May 1, 2:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff | 30 min |
| May 1, 3:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline | 4 hr |
| May 1, 4:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff | 3 hr |
| May 1, 4:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Jackson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 4 hr |
| May 1, 4:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Ouachita and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 9:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 48 hr |
| May 1, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Lawrence | 4 days |
| May 1, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha | 48 min |
| May 1, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff | 38 min |
| May 1, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson, Woodruff | 39 min |
| May 1, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Perry, Saline | 40 min |
| May 1, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Ouachita | 41 min |
| May 1, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 38 min |
| May 1, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew | 47 min |
| May 1, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 46 min |
| May 1, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Pike, Polk | 24 min |
| May 1, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 38 min |
| May 1, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson | 48 min |
| May 1, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 46 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.